"Word Study with Students Who Struggle: Reading, Vocabulary, and Spelling Instruction, Grades 4-12" is intended for the middle and secondary classroom teacher. This handy book emphasizes the use of word study with its hands-on, accessible approach, to help students catch up with their peers. This book will help you determine student…

Describes exercises designed to teach students the differences between one-word and two-word forms. (HOD)

This book, intended for use in high school and junior college classes, is designed to introduce students to word study, with special emphasis on the use of the dictionary. The materials can be used for a full semester or longer, in various sections of an English class, or in private study. The author gives special emphasis to three particular…

Because it presents a fresh perspective on spelling, linguistics can improve the spelling ability of high school students. Linguistic study involves students in learning how speech is conveyed in writing, how key linguistic generalizations can be applied to spelling, and how historical precedent and phonology affect the spelling of many common…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE, A PRODUCT OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY'S PROJECT ENGLISH CENTER, CONSISTS OF FOUR UNITS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE CURRICULA OF GRADES 11 AND 12--(1) THE HISTORY OF THE SOUNDS OF ENGLISH, (2) THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GRAMMATICAL SIGNALS OF MODERN ENGLISH, (3) THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF ENGLISH SPELLING, AND (4)…

Part 1 of this report presents a summary of 1969 research studies relating to language arts in elementary education. The summary comments on 111 studies (the majority of which deal with reading instruction) drawn from 61 journals, organized under the categories of (1) research summaries and listings; (2) language; (3) oral communication; (4)…